6E1 Series 2-5

NZ $450.00

Approximately $281.23
6E1 Series 2-5

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Please note: This is not the kit that we supplied previously. This model does not require a donor, it is complete with a DCC ready mechanism (NEM 8 pin) powered by a coreless motor and pantographs. The mechanism includes prototypical spoked wheels

The first 6E1 Series 2 was delivered 1971, and the last 6E1 Series 5 was delivered in 1976. They differed from the Series 1 in that the sandboxes were moved from the bogies to the locomotive body.

The spotting eras as modelled can be loosely defined as Early, Mid and Late.

The differences between early and mid, and mid and late are based around three modifications. As delivered (early), the locomotive pilots (NOT cow-catchers!) had four long vertical slots on the right hand side of the coupler and three on the left, and the no captive MU cables

The division between early and mid is based on the replacement of the MU sockets on the right hand side of the cab with a set of three captive MU cables. This occurred sometime in the early to mid 1980s.

The division between mid and late is based on the addition of strengthening plates underneath the cab side windows and cab side doors. This occurred in the mid 2000s, but has not been applied to all locomotives in the series. The outer vertical slot on the right hand side of the pilot was also deleted around this time, leaving three vertical slots on each side of the coupler.

The modification applied where a plate was welded over the slots from the inside of the pilots is not taken into consideration, as this modification seems to have been applied somewhat haphazardly applied over the years.

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